News About Rebel Raider

A talented and capacity field of sixteen plus four emergencies has been confirmed for Wednesday’s Listed Geelong Classic (2200m); highlighted by the inclusion of several three-year-olds targeting this year’s Victoria Derby and Crown Oaks.

On Saturday the richest race for three-year-olds during the Melbourne Spring Carnival is set to take place at Flemington, the $1.5 million Group 1 Victoria Derby (2500m), and while Manawanui is the spruik horse heading into the classic, a lesser-known galloper out for an upset at juicy odds is South Australian visitor Perfect Punch.

Following their commanding Moonee Valley win over the weekend, Ron Leemon’s progressive young stayer Manawanui has deservedly reserved their spot at the top of the odds for this Saturday’s 2011 Victoria Derby, but can they break the hoodoo of Vase winners in the Melbourne Cup Carnival classic?

This Wednesday Caulfield Racecourse will come to life for Thousand Guineas Day, and while the focus of the meeting will be on the smart fillies in the $1 million Thousand Guineas, the opening race will also a must-see with 2011 Victoria Derby favourite Collar lining up.

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The 2011 Melbourne Cup dream has been extinguished for the Leon Macdonald and Andrew Gluyas-trained Rebel Raider with the chances of the six-year-old ever returning to the track under serious doubt after they retriggered a previous sesamoid injury.

Rebel Raider may have run his last race and will miss the 2011 Melbourne Cup

Record-breaking female jockey Clare Lindop was full of praise for Rebel Raider having partnered with the veteran for their first-up spring run at Morphettville last Saturday, the dual Group 1 winner set to embark on another big Melbourne Spring Carnival campaign.

Rebel Raider impressed jockey Clare Lindop with their first-up run in the Spring Stakes